1923

We'd like to give you a thumbnail sketch of our newly elected class treasurer Dr. Theodore (Babe) Miner. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he attended Erasmus Hall High School and Poly Prep in Brooklyn. After Dartmouth he attended New York University Medical College where he received his M.D. degree in 1927. Babe interned at Bellevue Hospital in New York City as Resident House Surgeon on the Third Surgical Division. In 1929 he started practice in Brooklyn, and was assistant attending surgeon at Kings County Hospital and Brooklyn Hospital.

Florence Carroll of Pittsburgh became his wife in 1933 and they lived in Brooklyn until 1941 when Babe volunteered for active duty in the Navy, eight months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

When V.J. day came he had enough points to be placed on inactive duty with the rank of captain. Then he went to Longmeadow, Mass., to practice surgery and is presently an assistant attending surgeon.

He has kept up his Naval association and is the Commanding Officer of a Naval Reserve Medical Company in Springfield. Along with this he belongs to the following: The American Medical Assoc.; Mass. and N. Y. Medical Societies; the District Medical Society; the Springfield Academy of Medicine; the Society of Alumni of Bellevue Hospital; he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a legislative councillor of the Mass. Medical Society.

Florence and Babe have two children, Virginia M. Nichols of Chatham, N. J., who has a daughter, Lisa, now one year old. Their son, Theodore R. Miner Jr., graduated from Middlebury College in 1958 and is presently an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve on active duty on the destroyer, USS John Paul Jones.

Babe's hobby is the restoration of old cars - but only Rolls Royces.

Sam Sammis writes these few lines about our Torrential Thirty Sixth:

It's a heart-warming job, this chairmanship, not thankless as some people might think.

It's a poor deficit that doesn't bode good for somebody. By now all the brethren who attended have received my S.O.S. (save old Sammis). And have they responded!!! That not only is heartwarming but is typical of '23.

Thank you one and all. At our next I will have words of wisdom for my successor. I had a wonderful time, myself, and appreciate all the kind words - before, during and after the deficit. As I said before maybe Babe Miner will benefit

I only hope those of the class who haven't been able to get back will start planning now for 1963.

John F. Krumme of Milwaukee will be the recipient of the 1923 Daniel Webster Scholarship for the next four years. John ranked seventh in his class of 35 at the very excellent Milwaukee University School. His college board scores are exceptionally good. One teacher writes that "John is a teacher's dream of a serious student. He does more than required and is constantly broadening his base of understanding." He plans to be an engineer. On top of this Krumme is supposed to be an excellent football player. He was captain of his team, was All-Conference for two years, and received an Honorable Mention for the All-State team. He also won letters in basketball and track. John's father is deceased and his mother is a registered nurse, supporting John and another son.

Sum and Bettye Sollitt, with their daughters Nancy and Sally, were the gracious host and hostesses of a 1923 reunion at their farm in South Haven, Mich., over the weekend of September 18-20. For the first time the guests overflowed the Sollitt quarters into those of Sum's sister, Grace. The weather was ideal for croquet and the croquet mallets were pounding the balls from morning till night. Usually eight players, the limit, were competing at the same time. Karl Williams was noticeably absent from the playing field as he was riding quite steadily during the weekend in an equestrian foursome which included Nancy and Sally Sollitt and Mike Turnbull. Those in attendance were: Bob Maxwell; Major Bird; Ted Swartzbaugh; Bill Juergens; Warren and Marion Cook; Karl and Mary Williams; Tru and Bunny Metzel; Bud and Connie Freeman; Bill and Dottie Kimball; Shunt and Eugenie Turnbull and son Michael; Stan and Betty Smith and Chet and Barbara Bixby.

Doc Roberts is seeking re-election to the Board of Finance of Stamford, Conn. Doc is a member of the firm of Curtis Brinkerhoff and Barrett and is completing his first year term on the finance board. Doc graduated from Yale Law School, served on the School Committee of Stamford from 1938 to 1942, became an assistant field director with the American Red Cross in 1943, and saw war service in Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands and the Philippines.

Fred Frankel of Homestead Place, Harrison, N. Y., finally succumbed to our persistent notes and letters. His Frankel Connector Co., New York City, is a one-man business manufacturing electrical specialties. Sailing and bowling he squeezes into his tight schedule. Fred has one teen-ager and one just past teen age.

One of the most complimentary letters on the Directory came from Pem Whitcomb, chairman of the board of the Twentieth Century Press, 130 Cedar Street, New York City.

Stewie Knight had a successful summer of fishing on the Gail K. One day he landed four swordfish.

The following is a list of the Sons of 1923 who are in college this fall:

FATHER SON John R. Perley John S. '59GT Clarence A. Robinson William D. '59 John P. Adams John R. '60 Karl O. Klaren Peter F. '60 Wilbur S. Daley (deceased) Ford A. '61 George M. Billings George M. Jr. '62 Austin C. Eaton Austin C. Jr. '62 Reinhold F. Hertzberg Richard R. '62 Charles W. Rivoire Charles W. Jr. '62

"Babe" Miner, new class treasurer for 1923,and his wife Florence at Longmeadow, Mass.

Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.

Treasurer, 960 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, Mass.